Summit on Sustainability
04 - 05 June, 2013
Convene (formerly Sentry Center)
New York, NY
04 - 05 June, 2013
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Summit on Sustainability
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03 June, 2013
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Pre-Conference Seminar:
Opportunity Driven Sustainability for Institutional Investors: Creating a Portfolio
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03 June, 2013
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Pre-Conference Seminar:
Examining Current Trends in Smart Cities and the Role of Corporations
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03 June, 2013
Pre-Conference Seminar B: Examining Current Trends in Smart Cities and the Role of Corporations, Government Agencies, Foundations, and Universities in Building Them
Main Conference: Sustainability Summit
Pre-Conference Seminar A, June 3, 2013
As sustainability concerns grow, investors stand to profit by investing in companies that plan to provide products and services that address the most pressing issues. Investors will learn how to identify the most pressing sustainability concerns, and the companies that are likely to spur the innovations that will solve them. The result is the ability to make a profit while supporting the solutions that will bring about a sustainable future.
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 8–9 AM
A 9–9:45 AM
Introductions and Opening Panel: Defining a "Sustainability Industry" and what it Means to Portfolio Construction
MODERATOR
Dan Hanson, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Blackrock
PANELISTS
Craig Metrick, Principal, US Head, Responsible Investment, Mercer
Mary Jane McQuillen, Managing Director & Portfolio Manager, Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) Investment Program, ClearBridge Investments, Legg Mason, Inc.
Bill Page, Senior Vice President, Essex Investment Management LLC.
B 9:45–11 AM
9:45 How can Public Funds and Non-Profit Foundations Invest to Support Innovations that will Support Sustainability?
Brian Rice, Portfolio Manager, Corporate Governance, CalSTRS
10:30 AM REFRESHMENT BREAK
C 11–11:45 AM
Sustainability and Return on Investment
- Examining return on investment for companies that rank highly in sustainability measures
- Identifying companies that are likely to profit from addressing sustainability issues
Michelle Clayman, Founder, Managing Partner, Chief Investment Officer, New Amsterdam Partners
Marc Fox, Director, Investor Initiatives, CDP
Bill Page, Senior Vice President, Essex Investment Management LLC.
D 11:45 AM–1 PM
Thematic Investing and Portfolio Construction
- Identifying industries that are likely to innovate to solve sustainability problems (agriculture, water, renewable energy)
- Understanding the different opportunities that exist in listed equities versus private equities
- Categorizing the most urgent sustainability problems that are also most likely to spur innovation
Craig Metrick, Principal, US Head, Responsible Investment, Mercer
Bruce Kahn, Senior Investment Analyst, Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors, Professor, Columbia University
E 1–1:45 PM
Wrap Up Panel: Effectively Managing Risk by Diversifying a Sustainability Market Portfolio
MODERATOR
Dan Hanson, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Blackrock
PANELISTS
Craig Metrick, Principal, US Head, Responsible Investment, Mercer
Bill Page, Senior Vice President, Essex Investors
Brian Rice, Portfolio Manager, Corporate Governance, CalSTRS
2:30 PM SEMINAR CONCLUDES
